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Originally Posted by Mull
Obviously acquiring a player who doesn't want to join your club is... less than ideal.. but what leverage does he have beyond that? His NMC kicks in for 2022-2023
If we make the best offer to Buffalo, we can get him. I think our "long shot" perspective comes from the number of teams and high quality offers they will get, not from the player preference.
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He has no "leverage" in Buffalo, but everyone assumes he's getting traded. Simply because he may want out.
If he simply says out loud, "I don't want to play for Calgary", there is zero chance Calgary will empty the cupboards to obtain him.
Calgary unfortunately likely checks all the boxes of a team he doesn't want to play for. Not in the US, currently not a playoff team, and with a core that is currently playing quite poorly. Prospect rankings in the bottom third of the league. A team that should likely blow it up and rebuild.